Consistent with the new year, HAFTR Middle School ran a pre-Rosh Hashana food drive to help out the local JCC food pantry. more

To implement a heightened alert around Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur, two related campaigns to increase security in Nassau County were announced by government and police officials last Friday. more

School is off to a soaring start at Shalhevet High School, now in its fifth year. In addition to their full slate of courses and APs (such as AP Chemistry, Psychology, Calculus AB and BC, European History and American History), new AP offerings this year include AP English Composition and AP Art. more

I hope that everyone reading this article had a peaceful transition between the calm of summer and the mad rush that started with shopping and culminated by saying goodbye to our children at the bus stop. While most of you have spent the last two weeks outfitting your children with everything from clothing to knapsacks to protractors, there’s a group of professionals who have been hard at work to enhance the educational experience that our students will be immersed in for the coming year. more

It’s always exciting to receive a gift and pleasurable to procure something new. Whether it’s big or small, expensive or reasonable, exotic, unique or even just a useful or attractive household item, acquiring a fresh new object feels good. If getting things impacts one positively, then it could follow that losing things would only be negative, but life’s more complicated than that. more

Students in 4th -6th grade at HANC’s Samuel & Elizabeth Bass Golding Elementary School, in West Hempstead, participated in a moving assembly to commemorate the tragic events of September 11, 2001. … more

Camp is over, pools are being closed, fall clothing line the racks in stores, the football season has begun and there are only 19 games left to be played in the MLB. Yes, sadly, summer is over and Rosh Hashanah is just a few days away. For the last few weeks the exchanges have been the same....”Shanna Tova,” “have a happy and healthy new year,” or my favorite, “gut g’benched yur,” as my grandparents used to say. more

Sept 13 - 14 Bake Sale EMUNAH’s Annual Rosh Hashanah Bake Sale & Gift Boutique! We are hoping we can count on you, as an amazing baker, friend, and supporter of EMUNAH, to bake 2 items for this event. We are also including kugels and muffins this year !! The bake sale is on Thursday, September 13th, from 1:00pm - 7:00 pm, and Friday September 14th, from 9:00am to 1:00pm at the home of Nicole Spivak, 801 Keene Lane in Woodsburgh! more

However, in November 2001 my wife Robin and I were told that our son Jonah, who was then eight years old, had cancer. Through the grace of Hashem, and with the help of our doctors, and support of family and friends, our son was cured. more

Yes indeed, it is Rosh Hashanah once again, and there are some really fine, high quality books for your continued learning pleasure. To really understand the true meaning and feeling for the upcoming “Yimei Ratzon,” a close reading of some of the most authoritative teachings concerning this holy season is always in order. This year is no different, and by the time you finish with this essay, you will be inspired to read some of the selections suggested or revisit previous Kosher Bookworm reviews for even more choices. more